Characterization of the novel Trypanosoma brucei inosine 5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase

There is an alarming rate of human African trypanosomiasis recrudescence in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, the disease has no successful chemotherapy. Trypanosoma lacks the enzymatic machinery for the de novo synthesis of purine nucleotides, and is critically dependent on salvage mechanisms....

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Main Authors: Tomoaki Bessho, Shoko Morii, Toshihide Kusumoto, Takahiro Shinohara, Masanori Noda, Susumu Uchiyama, Satoshi Shuto, Shigenori Nishimura, Duszenko, M., Martin, S.K., Takashi Inui, Kubata, K.B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge University Press 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41905

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